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The first battery electric Xcelsior buses were a powertrain option within the regular Xcelsior line; development was announced in 2011, a prototype was shown in 2012, and regular production began in 2014. [10] The original battery electric Xcelsior bus, offered as an XE40, used a permanent magnet traction motor built by Siemens. [11]
In 2017, the MTA tested a fleet of ten forty-foot battery electric buses – five from New Flyer and five from Proterra, the XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE and Catalyst BE40 models respectively. These were all leases, which expired in 2021. [ 24 ]
[1]: 28 The G/Orange Line transitioned to all-electric operation by October 2021, using a fleet of 40 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 Charge NG buses. Each bus has a range of approximately 150 mi (240 km), and rapid overhead charging stations were installed at the North Hollywood, Canoga, and Chatsworth stations. [2]
The electric and hydrogen buses are also useful as more cities set new energy and emissions goals, he said. ... New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE FC will run on electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell and ...
Roughly 550 diesel-electric hybrid buses, 300 electric trolleybuses, 250 modern light rail vehicles, 50 historic streetcars and 40 cable cars see active duty. Muni's cable cars are the oldest and largest such system remaining in service in the world and its fleet of electric trolleybuses is the largest in the United States.
1941 Western Flyer. New Flyer was founded by John Coval in 1930 as the Western Auto and Truck Body Works Ltd in Manitoba. The company began producing buses in 1937, selling their first full buses to Grey Goose Bus Lines in 1937, [1] before releasing their Western Flyer bus model in 1941, prompting the company to change its name to Western Flyer Coach in 1948.
Buses originally ordered from Orion, order transferred to New Flyer after closure of Orion factory. [26] New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 40 feet (12 m) 2015 7200–7259 (60) Buses originally ordered from Orion, order transferred to New Flyer after closure of Orion factory. [26] New Flyer Xcelsior XT40 electric trolleybus: 2014–2015: 4300–4409 (110)
Xcelsior XDE40 7300–7409 (110 buses) 109 Diesel-electric hybrid New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40 2016 1001 (1 bus) 1 Battery electric: First all-electric transit bus for WMATA. [3] New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 2018 3100–3199 (100 buses) [4] 100 CNG New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated 60 ft (18 m) 5481–5492 (12 buses) [5] 12 Diesel-electric ...